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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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