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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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