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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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