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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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