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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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