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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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