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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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