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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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