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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 many topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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