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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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