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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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