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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free 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 have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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