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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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