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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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