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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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