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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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