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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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