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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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