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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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