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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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