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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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