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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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