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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. 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 MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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