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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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