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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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