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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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