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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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