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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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