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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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