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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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