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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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