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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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