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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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