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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically 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. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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