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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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