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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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