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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free 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 issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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