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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually 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 issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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