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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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