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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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