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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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