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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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