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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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