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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)