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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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