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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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