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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly 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 many topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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