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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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