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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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