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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)