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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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