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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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