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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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