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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not 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 lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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