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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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