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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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