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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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