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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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