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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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