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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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