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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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