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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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