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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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 several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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