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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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