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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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