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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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