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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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