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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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