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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students 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 technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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