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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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