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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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