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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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