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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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