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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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