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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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