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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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