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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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