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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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