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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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