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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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