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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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