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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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