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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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