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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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