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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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