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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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