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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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