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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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