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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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