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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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