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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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