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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not 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 issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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