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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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