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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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