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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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