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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always 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 subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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