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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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