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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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