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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students 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. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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