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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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