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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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