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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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