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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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