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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free 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 issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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