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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally 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 lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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