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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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