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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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