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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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