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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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