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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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