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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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