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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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