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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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