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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always 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 issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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