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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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