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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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