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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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