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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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