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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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