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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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