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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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