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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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