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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are 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 several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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