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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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