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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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