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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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