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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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