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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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