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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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