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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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