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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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