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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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