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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. 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 massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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