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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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