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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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