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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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