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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are 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 online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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