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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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