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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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