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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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