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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students 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. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key 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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