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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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