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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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