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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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