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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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