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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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