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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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