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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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