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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always 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 variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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