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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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