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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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