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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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