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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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