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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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