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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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