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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers 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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