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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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