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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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