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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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