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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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