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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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