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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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