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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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