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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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