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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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