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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students 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 lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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