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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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