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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free 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 several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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