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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally 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 variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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