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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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