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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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