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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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