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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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