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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students 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. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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