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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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