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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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