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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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