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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly 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 many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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