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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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