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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners 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 several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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