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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally 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 education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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