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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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