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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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