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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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