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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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