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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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