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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always 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 organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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