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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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