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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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