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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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