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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically 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. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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