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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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