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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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