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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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