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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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