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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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