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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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