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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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