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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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