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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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