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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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