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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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