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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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