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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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