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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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