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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are 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 blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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