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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free for students 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 issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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