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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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