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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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