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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are 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 numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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