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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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