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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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