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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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