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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly 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. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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