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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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