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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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