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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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