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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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