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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online 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 many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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