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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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