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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally 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 several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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