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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly 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 many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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