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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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