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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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