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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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