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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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