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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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