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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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