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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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