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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free 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 distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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