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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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