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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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