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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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