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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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