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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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