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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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