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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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