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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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