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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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