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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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