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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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