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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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