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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students 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 many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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