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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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