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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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