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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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