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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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