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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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