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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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