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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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