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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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