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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free 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. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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