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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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