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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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