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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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