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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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