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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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