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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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