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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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