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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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