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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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