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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily 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 numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key 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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