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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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