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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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