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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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