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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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