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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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