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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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