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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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