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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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