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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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