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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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