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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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