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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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