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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually 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 several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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