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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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