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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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