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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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