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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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