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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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