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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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