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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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