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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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