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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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