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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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