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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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