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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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