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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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