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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly 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. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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