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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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