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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually 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 variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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