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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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