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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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