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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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