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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently 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 variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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