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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly 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. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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