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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally 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 blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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