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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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