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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open 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. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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