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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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