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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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