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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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