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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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