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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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