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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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