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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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