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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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