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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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