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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always 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 numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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