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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key 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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