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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key 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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