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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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