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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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