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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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