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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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