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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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