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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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