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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 many subjects that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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