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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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