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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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