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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important 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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