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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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 issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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