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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major 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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