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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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