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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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