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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online 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. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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