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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the 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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