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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key 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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