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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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