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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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