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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly 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 several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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