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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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