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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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