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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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