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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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