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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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