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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not 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. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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