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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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