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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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