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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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