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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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