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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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