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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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