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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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