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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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