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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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