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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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