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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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