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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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