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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are 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 several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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