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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are generally free 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 online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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