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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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