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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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