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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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