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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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