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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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