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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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