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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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