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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free 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 blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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