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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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