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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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