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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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