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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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