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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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