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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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