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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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