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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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