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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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