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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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