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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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