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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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