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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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