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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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