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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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