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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily 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 subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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