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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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