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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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