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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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