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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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