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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free for learners 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. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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