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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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