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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for students 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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