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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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