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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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