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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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