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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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