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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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