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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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