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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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