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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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