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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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