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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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