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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate 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 massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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