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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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