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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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