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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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