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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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