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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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