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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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