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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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