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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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