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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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