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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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