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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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