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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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