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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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