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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores 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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