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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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