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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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