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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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