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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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