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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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