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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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