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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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