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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free 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 a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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