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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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