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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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