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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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