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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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