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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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