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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students 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 a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources