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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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