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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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