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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information 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 issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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