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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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