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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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