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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 several issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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