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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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