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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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