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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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