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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. 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 organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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