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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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 distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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