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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly 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. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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