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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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