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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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