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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 many issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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