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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 many topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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