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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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