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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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