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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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