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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major 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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