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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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