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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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