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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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