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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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