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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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