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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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