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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not 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 issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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