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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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