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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically 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 variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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