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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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