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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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