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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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