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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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