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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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