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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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