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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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