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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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