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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses 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 issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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