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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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