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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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