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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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