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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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