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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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