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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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