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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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 elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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