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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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