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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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