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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally 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 topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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