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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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