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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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