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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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