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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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