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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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