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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically 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 several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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