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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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