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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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