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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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