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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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