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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with 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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