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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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