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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key 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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