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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently 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 having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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