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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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