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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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