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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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