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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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