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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly 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 several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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