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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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