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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring 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 considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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