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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important 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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