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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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