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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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