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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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