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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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