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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not 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 lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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