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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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