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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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