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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open 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 issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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