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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are 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 variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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