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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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