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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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