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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always 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 many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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