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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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