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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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