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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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