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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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