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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally 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. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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