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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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