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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally 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. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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