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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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