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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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